POTSDAM, N.Y. – Three different players scored goals as the Potsdam women's ice hockey team earned a split in a two-game home-and-home weekend series with a 3-1 win versus Cortland in NEWHL action Saturday afternoon. The Red Dragons fell to 7-10-2 overall and 2-9-1 in the conference, while the Bears improved to 10-7-2 and 3-7-2.
Sophomore
Emily King (Buffalo/Buffalo Regals) netted a power-play goal for Cortland with junior
Samantha Pippin (Allen Park, MI/Team Detroit) and sophomore
Miranda Kolb (Watertown/Syracuse Nationals) recording assists on the score. Sophomore goalie
Rachael Farmer (Grands Island/Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles) registered 28 saves.
Natalie Wasielewski recorded a goal and an assist for Potsdam, and Jenna Patterson and Lucy Condon each added a goal. Four players chipped in with one assist. Goalie Alexa Pfeiffer made 17 saves.
The Bears took a 2-0 lead after the first period on goals from Patterson at 13:25 and Wasielewski at 14:05. King cut into Potsdam's lead with her seventh goal of the season at 8:37 of the second period. Kolb recorded her 10th assist of the campaign on the goal to become the first Red Dragon to register 10 goals and 10 assists in a single season in 14 years. Condon added an insurance goal for Potsdam at 5:18 of the third period. Cortland pulled Farmer for an extra skater with 1:06 to play but failed to cut into the Bears' lead.
Score by periods:
Cortland 0-1-0 1
Potsdam 2-0-1 3
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Cortland:
Emily King 1-0,
Miranda Kolb 0-1,
Samantha Pippin 0-1
Potsdam: Natalie Wasielewski 1-1, Jenna Patterson 1-0, Lucy Condon 1-0, Brenna Wilson 0-1, Anna-Rose Bertin 0-1, Shelbi Thacker 0-1, Delphone Leonard 0-1
Saves:
Rachael Farmer (Cortland) 28 saves (3 GA in 58:54), Empty Net :1:06; Alexa Pfeiffer (Potsdam) 17 saves (1 GA in 60:00)
Shots on goal: Potsdam 31 (9-14-8), Cortland 18 (8-7-3)
Penalties: Potsdam 6-12:00, Cortland 3-6:00
Power Play: Cortland 1-6, Potsdam 1-3
Records after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 7-10-2, 2-9-1 NEWHL, Potsdam (Bears) 10-7-2, 3-7-2 NEWHL
